THE KEY ACTORS OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION FUNCTION IN TURKEY: THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES AS A KNOWLEDGE PRODUCER

Öz

By taking the projects which are carried out in the universities in Turkey and are funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK) as an output, the paper tries to estimate the knowledge production function of Turkey. In the study, an OLS analysis is made with cross-section data by utilizing the datum of state universities operating in Turkey at the NUTS III level. The dependent variable of the knowledge production function that is developed by using Cobb-Douglas production function is the annual R&D fund transferred to universities by TÜBİTAK for the projects. Other variables in the analysis are the annual R&D expenditures of universities, the number of academic staff, number of postgraduate students and the existence of Technology Transfer Office and/or Technopolis. According to the analysis results there is a positive and significant relationship between R&D fund, and postgraduate students and technology transfer offices/technopolis. However, the relationship between R&D expenditures and the R&D funds transferred to the universities is found to be statistically insignificant. A negative and insignificant relationship is found when R&D funds and academic staff are estimated together, but in the models in which academic staff is decoupled, the results differ. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Knowledge Production Function,Turkey,State Universities,Endogenous Growth

TÜRKİYE'DEKİ BİLGİ ÜRETİM FONKSİYONUNUN TEMEL AKTÖRLERİ: BİLGİ ÜRETİCİSİ OLARAK ÜNİVERSİTELERİN ROLÜ

Öz

Bu çalışmada Türkiye'deki üniversitelerde yürütülen ve Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK) tarafından finanse edilen projeler çıktı olarak ele alınarak, Türkiye'nin bilgi üretim işlevi tahmin edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmada, Türkiye'de faaliyet gösteren devlet üniversitelerinin NUTS III düzeyinde verileri kullanılarak kesit verilerle OLS analizi yapılmıştır. Cobb-Douglas üretim fonksiyonu kullanılarak geliştirilen bilgi üretim fonksiyonunun bağımlı değişkeni, TÜBİTAK tarafından projeler için üniversitelere aktarılan yıllık araştırma ve geliştirme fonudur. Analizdeki diğer değişkenler, üniversitelerin yıllık Ar-Ge harcamaları, akademik personel sayısı, lisansüstü öğrenci sayısı ve Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi ve / veya Teknokent'in varlığıdır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre Ar-Ge fonu ile lisansüstü öğrenciler ve teknoloji transfer ofisleri / Teknokent arasında pozitif ve anlamlı bir ilişki vardır. Ancak Ar-Ge harcamaları ile üniversitelere aktarılan Ar-Ge fonları arasındaki ilişki istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmamıştır. Ar-Ge fonları ve akademik personel birlikte değerlendirilirken negatif ve önemsiz bir ilişki görülmektedir ancak akademik personelin ayrıştığı modellerde sonuçlar farklıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bilgi Üretim Fonksiyonu,Türkiye,Devlet Üniversiteleri,İçsel Büyüme

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